Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [vb pp] all over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Their pictures were spread all over the news bulletins . |
| 2 | Memorial rallies were held all over Hungary on Oct. 23 to commemorate the 1956 revolution and the proclamation of the Hungarian Republic in 1989 [ see pp. 36961 ; 37739 ] . |
| 3 | Rather grudgingly a voice said , ‘ The Prime Minister ’ , and supporting voices were heard all over the room . |
| 4 | Then an attempt was made to get rid of it at 800 deg C in the west midlands but the incinerator needed to be at 1,200 deg C. The result was that the dioxins from Bolsover in the east midlands were transmitted all over the west midlands . |
| 5 | The place was deserted , there was no sign of the family , smashed furniture and household goods were strewn all over the place . |
| 6 | We had a bit of a party in the Met Office that night , tearful farewells were said all over the place , and I departed the next morning with my kit and a bad headache , ready for whatever Fate had in store for me . |
| 7 | Many windows were shattered all over Edinburgh , including many at Donaldson 's — its most grievous loss was perhaps the oriel window in the chapel famed in Scotland as one of its earliest figure-stained windows . |
| 8 | On the other hand , its members were scattered all over the United Kingdom , which made a northern town central . |
| 9 | During Friday 20 May and Saturday the 21st the fierce chase continued , during which some of the French ships were scattered all over the Channel ; a few , like the Spanish Armada before them , only escaped by sailing right round the British Isles . |
| 10 | After 1313 all works produced by Parisian goldsmiths and enamellers bore a hallmark depicting a fleur-de-lis within a lozenge and these objects were disseminated all over Europe , not least to England . |
| 11 | This was naturally continued and copies were distributed all over India , sent to all publicity agencies and taken into Burma . |
| 12 | By the 1900s , British Arts and Crafts houses were admired all over the world . |
| 13 | Savings groups were formed all over the country and children ran their own campaigns in schools . |
| 14 | As a result the British Zeta results were splashed all over the world 's newspapers ( New Scientist , 20 January , p 166 ) . |
| 15 | Arrests were made all over London . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , in the late 1960s , mini-skirts were distributed all over the world and could be ( if preserved ) the index fossil for that epoch . |
| 17 | Max Jacob was homosexual , trying desperately to look distinguished in his top hat , evening dress , spats and monocle , whilst Modi 's affairs with women were known all over the quarter . |
| 18 | He felt guilty thoughts were written all over his face . |
| 19 | Metal castings were exported all over the world and an industrial proletariat developed very early . |
| 20 | He loved Meli so much his ashes were scattered all over her grave |